AMD Radeon R9 280X vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB is ahead by 18% on our index and meets the recommended card of 30 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 11 13
Video memory 3 GB 6 GB
Rated power 250 W 70 W
Launch price $299 $179
Index per $100 3.7 7.3
Games at recommended 140 170
Released20132024
FeaturesFSRDLSS · FSR · ray tracing
At 1440p in the heaviest games
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 21011
- Fortnite1113
- Palworld1113
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon R9 280X; right: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB.
Games only the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB runs at recommended
- Content Warning
- DAVE THE DIVER
- Stray
- Forza Horizon 4
- Battlefield™ 1
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
- Watch_Dogs® 2
And 22 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon R9 280X faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB?
No — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB scores 13 on our index to the AMD Radeon R9 280X's 11, a 18% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon R9 280X meets the recommended graphics card of 140 of 274 games; the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB, 170.